HERE IS ONE THAT I’LL BET YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND THAT YOU ARE LIKELY NEVER TO SEE AGAIN, A VINTAGE ANTIQUE NATIONAL SPORTING GOODS ASSOCIATION “IT PAYS TO PLAY” PORCELAIN NEON ADVERTISING DISPLAY SIGN, circa 1920s-30s. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PORCELAIN SIGNS, BOTH DIE CUT, ONE IN THE SHAPE OF A LARGE SHIELD WITH THE “NSGA” LOGO IN THE MIDDLE SURROUNDED BY 4 SILHOUETTED IMAGES OF A FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER, A MALE GOLFER, AND MALE BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS. IN FRONT OF THAT AT THE BOTTOM, SET OFF BY A PAIR OF METAL EXTENSIONS, IS ANOTHER PORCELAIN SIGN IN THE SHAPE OF A SCROLL WHICH READS “IT PAYS TO PLAY”. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME MINOR TOUCH UP TO THE BLACK AND WHITE PAINT IN A FEW AREAS BUT QUITE EXPERTLY DONE. THE ELECTRICAL CORD IS FRAYED IN AREAS. WHEN IT IS PLUGGED IN THERE IS A VERY FAINT HUM FROM THE CASE BUT THE NEON DOES NOT LIGHT UP. IF YOU LOOK BEHIND THE SCROLL SIGN YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GLASS NEON TUBE DOES NOT MAKE A COMPLETE CIRCUIT, IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CUT OR BROKEN, HOWEVER WHEN LOOKING FROM THE FRONT, THE GLASS TUBE IS COMPLETE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SHIELD. THE UNIT IS SELF STANDING AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS. THE SHIELD MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 18.5″ x 12″. THE SCROLL IS APPROXIMATELY 18.5 ACROSS. THE UNIT IS ABOUT 6.5 DEEP. A RARE PIECE OF SPORTS ADVERTISING MEMORABILIA, FIRST I’VE SEEN IN OVER 25 YEARS OF COLLECTING AND TRADING. DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE FROM THE COLLECTION OF A PROMINENT NEW YORK COLLECTOR WHO COLLECTED MOSTLY INVESTMENT GRADE VINTAGE/ANTIQUE ADVERTISING BASED PRIMARILY UPON CONDITION AND EYE APPEAL. DESPITE THE FACT THAT MANY ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION RUN ON ELECTRICITY AND MOTORS, LIKE LIGHTED SIGNS AND CLOCKS, NEITHER HE NOR I ARE ELECTRICIANS OR EXPERTS ON MOTORS, ETC. MOST OF THE ITEMS ARE FROM THE 1950s AND 1960s SO THERE MAY BE SOME DEGREE OF AGE RELATED WEAR OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS. THE OBVIOUS CONDITION ISSUES WILL BE MENTIONED IN MY DESCRIPTIONS AND I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE PICTURES OF EACH ITEM FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES. ALSO, WE ARE NOT EXPERTS ON GRADING OF ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES BUT ALL OF THE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION ARE AT LEAST EXCELLENT OR EVEN BETTER. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE AUCTIONS. The item “VINTAGE ANTIQUE NATIONAL SPORTING GOODS ASS’N PORCELAIN NEON SIGN 1920s OLD RARE” is in sale since Tuesday, June 07, 2016. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Vintage Sports Memorabilia\Signs”. The seller is “circajerk!” and is located in Woodstock, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.